Department of Public Works employee Eric Batman claims that having to see a Progress Pride flag flying outside the department’s Alhambra, California, headquarters during the month of June effectively forces him to “celebrate, recognize, and solemnize conduct and actions that he views as sin” in conflict with his sincerely held Christian religious beliefs, according to a lawsuit filed in March by anti-LGBTQ+ evangelical nonprofit the Liberty Counsel.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1170926/hooked-on-reels-fish-raised-on-videos-have-smaller-brains-than-those-with-friends

Business Secretary Peter Kyle said he would "action" advice from Lord Mandelson to include "more positive language about AI" at the start of a speech at a major international security conference.

On 8 February 2025, Lord Mandelson told Kyle, who was then the government's technology secretary, that his speech would "benefit from more positive language about AI up front before you get into the security stuff".

Kyle replied: " That's all v good advice which I'll action. Thank you."

Six days later Kyle gave a speech at the Munich Security Conference in which he said "in the UK, we reject the doomsayers and the pessimists" about artificial intelligence.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47686396

President Donald Trump made a striking claim during a recent White House press event, telling those gathered that an unnamed new drug has the ability to bring patients back from death’s door.

“We know the drug works,” Trump, 79, said during the press conference at the White House on Monday, May 11, per a clip shared on X. “We’ve taken people that were dead. We had a person given the last rites — gone, the kids are crying and everything — and started them on this drug. And the person became better. It works.”

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/47299437

United flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca on Saturday night was forced to turn around just an hour after takeoff due to security concerns around a Bluetooth signal. Multiple Redditors claimed to be on the flight and reported that the crew repeatedly requested passengers to turn off their Bluetooth. According to one poster, […]

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“You know, this is the only commencement speech that I’m giving this year and so I’ve watched a few highlights of graduation speeches where this or that corporate leader will discuss artificial intelligence, AI, and be met with literal boos,” Vance said as he wrapped up his remarks.

“Now, you can’t boo me. I’m the vice president of the United States,” he added, drawing laughs.

that's pretty cringe

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1162773/birds-clap-in-the-dark-to-flirt

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1162292/you-really-want-to-go-to-war-with-us-lobster-dealer-intimidation-trial-hears-evidence

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1159477/troops-to-get-free-tickets-to-white-house-ufc-event-but-must-meet-weight-standards

But before [the deputy] could get very far with his explanation, Ms. Thomas held up her right arm. There was no phone in it. There had never been a phone in it because she has no right hand.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1158915/white-house-launches-alien-themed-website-that-allows-users-to-track-arrests-made-by-ice

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.wtf/post/43436964

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/49840306